Mylan Pharmaceuticals recently raised the price of a two-pack of EpiPens.

The crazy price hike, due to largely to the fact there's little generic competition, is outrageous but also not unique to the EpiPen.

Consumers often pay way more for products than what it costs to make them. The reasons for high mark-up prices depend on the product. It could be that the item is in high demand or is difficult to make. 

Here are 17 popular products with incredibly high mark-up prices.

Note: For this story, we looked at individual US brands, but price mark-ups are often similar for competing brands.

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Regal Cinemas and AMC Theaters' popcorn

Wholesale price for a small popcorn:About $0.35

Price you pay:$6.50

Movie theater chains, like AMC and Regal, charge a lot for popcorn (and other snacks), but according to a 2009 Stanford study, the mark-ups allow them to sell movie tickets at a much lower price.

HDMI cables at Best Buy

Wholesale price for a six-foot cable:$2.67

Price you pay:$20

Electronics stores often don’t make much profit off TVs and video game consoles. So to balance out the big items, most retailers mark up smaller items that many people use, like HDMI cables (which allow you to stream content from your laptop to a TV).

Apple iPhones

Cost to make an iPhone 6s Plus: $236

Price you pay: $749

As CNBC notes, the decreasing cost of many iPhone components and smartphone market dominance helps Apple's profitability from iPhones.

There's never a bad time to sit back and watch a good action movie. 

The nonexistent (or besides-the-point) plot, the constant explosions, the muscular heroes doing what needs doing: What better way to take time out from the daily grind?

Thankfully, Netflix has a great collection of action movies right now, including the addition in September of classics like "Top Gun" and "Jaws."

Here are 27 action movies we highly recommend that you can stream on Netflix:

SEE ALSO: 100 movies on Netflix that everyone needs to watch in their lifetime

“Armageddon” (1998)

Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck go to space to save the world from a hurtling asteroid. With "Bad Boys" and "The Rock" already under his belt, director Michael Bay became the top action director going into the 2000s with this film.

“Back to the Future” (1985)

This classic is filled with machine gun-toting Libyans and a race to make it in time for a lightning storm that will keep you antsy (in a good way) the whole running time.

“Battle Royale” (2000)

In the future, kids are forced to an island and must kill one another until only one is left standing. The Japanese title has been hugely influential on genre filmmaking in the 2000s.

Labor Day is approaching, and stores are set to close out the summer with some of their hottest deals on apparel, electronics, and shoes. Since our crystal ball is out of commission (fingers crossed for some Labor Day sales on mystical soothsaying items!), we're looking to last year's sales to see what we can expect to save this year.

Check out our predictions below, and consider signing up for the DealNews Select Newsletter to get the best sales delivered to your inbox.

Hot summer clothing clearance sales

Take advantage of the huge range of apparel sales on offer during the holiday weekend, as stores clear their stock for the season. Last year, clothing sales made up nearly a third (or 28%) of all Labor Day discounts. That's down slightly from 35% in 2014, but you can still expect strong clothing sales again this year.

Last year, clothing sales made up nearly a third of all Labor Day discounts.

The cream of last year's crop came from Sperry, which offered its best discount to date (which has only been matched since, never beaten). Nike also had a great showing, with its discount being second only to its Cyber Monday sale. Lord & Taylor had its best-ever clearance sale, taking up to 85% off, with a stacking coupon that took another 25% off. You can also expect strong sales from stores like Uniqlo, Dick's Sporting Goods, and REI.

Swimwear prices take a dive

If your swimwear took a beating this summer, then Labor Day will be the ideal time to upgrade for the coming year. Keep an eye on Speedo, as the brand's Labor Day sale last year was their best of the year. (A coupon took an extra 25% off sitewide, including sale items which were already up to half off.)

More generally, stores like JCPenney and Kohl's are likely to cut up to an extra 25% off their clearance swimwear selection with coupons throughout the next month.

Also, if you you can't wait for cheap women's swimwear, Victoria's Secret is already offering up to 70% off its soon-to-be-discontinued swim line. Those price cuts will likely become stronger during the holiday weekend.

Shoes run the game

Our data shows that shoe deals had an uptick over the Labor Day period, accounting for about a fourth of all our apparel deals. You can expect strong discounts on running shoes from the likes of Nike, Reebok, and PUMA, as well as sales from Sperry. But it was 6pm that led the field last year, offering shoes from brands like ASICS and Fila from $14.99.

For those of a dressier persuasion, we saw stores like Cole Haan, Kenneth Cole, and Men's Wearhouse take as much as 70% off, while department stores like Target dropped prices on shoes to as low as $1.98.

When Tina Nicolai began working as a recruiter for Walt Disney World in the late 1990s, she noticed that many job seekers were submitting flawed résumés.

"I realized people simply did not know how to market themselves or their achievements," Nicolai tells Business Insider. "And that's how I knew there was a market to educate job candidates at all levels and in all industries."

So in 2010, she founded Résumé Writers' Ink.

"Since launching my company, I've read over 40,000 résumés," she says. And there are a few mistakes she's seen over and over again that are "pretty irritating."

They are:

SEE ALSO: 17 annoying things job candidates do that make hiring managers not like them

Sloppiness

"The biggest mistake job seekers make: They are sloppy. They pay poor attention to detail. They are lazy!"

Nicolai says she has seen too many résumés with typos, unprofessional fonts, outdated information, and irrelevant information.

Summaries that are way too long

Summaries are annoying when they are written in a formal tone and include too many adjectives, she says.

"After a while, the summaries can read like a lengthy chapter in a book. It's better to list a few bullets with pointed achievements and a branded tag line stating, 'known for achieving XYZ.'"

Starting a bullet point with 'Responsible for'

This is another "lazy thing" she has seen too many times on résumés.

"Candidates need to understand that starting a sentence with 'responsible for' tells the reader what the job requirements were supposed to be, but it does not state that the candidate actually performed the functions," Nicolai says. "It does not state that the candidate was successful in these functions. Don't be lazy: Take the extra few minutes to explain what you accomplished — not what you were expected to accomplish."

Snapchat geofilters let you put artwork, names, logos, and other designs over messages in the app. 

The catch is that geofilters only work in certain locations and, in some cases, are only visible for a specific duration of time.

Geofilters are commonly used for saying that you're in a specific city or neighborhood. Recently people have started making their own geofilters for more creative use cases, like proms and birthday parties.

Want to make your own geofilter, but not sure to start? How's what you need to know:

SEE ALSO: Snapchat is working on filters that can scan objects in photos and serve ads

There are 2 kinds of geofilters: free "community" geofilters and more customizable "on-demand" geofilters you have to pay for.

Community geofilters can be submitted by anyone and are meant to showcase neighborhoods and cities. They can't feature any logos or trademarks and are usually visible in the app for a long period of time.

"Artists and designers are encouraged to create and submit a free Community Geofilter for their city, university, a local landmark, or another public location," Snapchat says on its website. "No brand logos allowed."

You have to follow Snapchat's design rules to have a geofilter approved.

Tessa Ely and Dillon Vought spent a year and a half driving from Alaska to Argentina in a 1975 Volkswagen bus they bought for $500. After a break, they’re now making their way through the US, sharing their journey on Instagram and their blog, The Bus and Us.

Ely was working as a special education teacher, Dylan in a corporate cubicle job, when they decided they weren’t ready to settle down.

"We both were just ready for some sort of long-term travel," Ely said.

The Alaska natives acquired their trusty Volkswagen bus, lovingly dubbed "Rita," in 2014, and spent a year restoring it. They saved up and budgeted $15,000 for the whole trip, but made no itinerary.

"Even in the year and a half that we spent driving down, we felt that it wasn't really enough time to really experience everything we wanted," Vought said. "Time is the biggest resource. There's never enough of it."

For Ely and Vought, both longtime lovers of Volkswagen buses, no other vehicle would do.

“It opens a lot of doors, because you see that vehicle and you just kind of assume there are fun-loving people driving it,” Vought said.

“It's really kind of a third person on the trip. It kind of has its own personality, its own aura about it that attracts people.”

“The Alaska plates will get us some waves and some good conversation starters, even if the bus itself doesn't,” Ely added.

Despite the unbridled success of Pokémon Go, it is indeed still possible to find adult humans who have never seen a Pokémon character in their life. Enter Sam (known on Reddit as "netwoodle"): An artist who decided to offer up his talents to fans of Pokémon, despite knowing nothing about the game. 

He submitted a post to /r/ICanDrawThat (a community created for artists who want to doodle the ideas of other Redditors) that said: "Give me a name and I'll doodle your Pokémon. It can be an actual Pokémon or one that exists only in your imagination. Honestly, I won't know the difference."

INSIDER caught up with Sam to learn more about his Pokémon doodles and what is now the highest-voted post on /r/ICanDrawThat of all time. 

Scroll down for a look at his creations.

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The inspiration for his offer came from Sam's penchant for doodling "nonsense words."

"Although I really enjoy doodling, I'm not one of those people that can draw absolutely anything," Sam tells INSIDER. "As long as I keep away from trying to draw something that has ever existed, I do OK."

Sam was never into Pokémon, but knew enough to realize the character names are "more or less nonsense words."

Every week for a year, designers Giorgia Lupi and Stefanie Posavec sent each other postcards charting something in their lives, from laughter to travel to phone addiction.

The result, collected in "Dear Data" from Princeton Architectural Press, is beautiful and thought-provoking.

"What emerges is a case for the beauty of small data and its deliberate interpretation, analog visualization, and slow transmission," Maria Popova writes in the foreword, "a celebration of the infinitesimal, incomplete, imperfect, yet marvelously human details through which we wrest meaning out of the incomprehensible vastness of all possible experience that is life."

Check out a sampling below.

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Giorgia charts how often she checks the time and why.

Here's the key.

Stefanie charts when she checks the time and how.

When employees suffer from burnout, it doesn't necessarily mean that they're unhappy with factors like dealing with a difficult boss, heavy workload, or poor company culture. In fact, it may stem from deeper issues.

That's according to a new study published in the journal "Frontiers of Psychology." Based on answers from a survey that was submitted through an online forum, researchers found that burnout occurs when there's a mismatch between an employee's unconscious needs and the demands of his or her job. Researchers analyzed responses from 97 women and men between the ages of 22 and 62.

When an employee's unconscious needs (implicit affiliation and power motives) don't line up with their job characteristics, an "environmental misfit" occurs. This is a main cause of burnout, a physical and mental loss of motivation).

For example, Imagine Employee A, an extrovert who desires human interaction, but whose needs are unfulfilled because he or she is constantly stuck at a desk performing solo tasks. Alternatively, Employee B is tasked with managing a team and creating presentations, but would rather work on solo projects — undisturbed and without responsibility for subordinates.

SEE ALSO: Here's the best way to avoid burnout, according to a Stanford psychologist

Why employers should take notice

During the hiring process, managers may overlook the fact that an environmental misfit can lead to a job candidate's emotional and physical distress. When filling an open job position, it's important to look at more than just an individual's resume.

Too much power can cause physical distress

Researchers of the study define the "power motive" as the need to have responsibility and influence within the company. When job responsibilities provide too much power — relative to one's implicit desires — they found an increase in physical symptoms (i.e., headache, chest pain, shortness of breath).

Too much human interaction leads to burnout

The "affiliation motive," which is defined as the level of desire for personal interactions at work, can also cause a high degree of burnout. An employee with strong affiliation motive, for example, will thrive in a job position that requires more collaboration and teamwork.

Okay, you've wowed your potential employer with your résumé and cover letter. Now, they actually want to talk to you — over the phone, via Skype, or in person.

You can rest assured, you're definitely qualified for this job. Now, it's up to you to seal the deal and ace the dreaded job interview.

Some people are naturals at selling themselves to hiring managers. Others aren't. Either way, you've already put in a ton of effort, so you might as well take steps to rock your interview.

Here are 11 tricks that might be hard to master, but will take your interviewing experience to the next level:

SEE ALSO: 11 body language mistakes that will make you seem dishonest in a job interview

Establish the right mindset beforehand

Get yourself hyped for the interview.

This can be pretty difficult for some people, especially if you've got a lot on the line. Try taking some deep breaths. A good trick for maintaining a sense of calm is visualizing your success and accepting that rejection's a possibility, but not an inevitability.

If you're nervous, as Steve Errey of "The Daily Muse" writes, it's important not to assume your interviewer is there to be judgmental and mean. The hiring manager is not your opponent — odds are, they're hoping to feel wowed.

"You were asked to come in because someone at the company wants to get to know you," says Errey. "The hiring manager wants to hear more about the experiences he read about on paper, and I promise you no one is looking to see how much shaking you can do in those boots of yours."

Prepare some good questions

Job interviews are scary. By the end of the ordeal, you're probably thinking that the last thing you want to do is drag on the experience with more questions.

However, asking good questions that demonstrate your knowledge and interest in the job is exactly what you have to do in order to demonstrate your interest and engagement.

Because it's often impossible for some people to think up informed questions on the spot, write some down beforehand. Rehearse them a bit, if that makes you feel more comfortable.

Break the ice with some good conversation starters

First impressions are important, so you really want to get off on the right foot at your interview.

Still, job interviews are often present a somewhat intimidating conversational environment, so finding the right conversation starter can be pretty tricky. It can be hard to make a perfect first impression when you're super nervous to begin with.

Rachel Gillett previously reported for Business Insider that the key is making the job interviewer feel like they have your undivided attention; good conversation starters include asking about the person's weekend or referencing a post you liked from their organization's blog or social media platforms.

Grab your Indiana Jones hat and jump in the jeep — we’re going exploring.

Though there’s no treasure to steal, there’s plenty to discover beneath the surface in the thousands of miles of underground caves across the United States. From rare, intricate rock designs in South Dakota to America’s largest underground lake in Tennessee, these 15 caves are your ticket to getting to know America below the surface.

Mammoth Cave, Kentucky

Actually a cave system and not a singular cave, Mammoth Cave National Park is home to the more than 400 miles of passageways — the world’s largest known cave system. The cave system is located within the Green River valley, and its winding chambers, pools, and limestone labyrinths are equal parts beautiful and eerie. Ten different tours offer guests the opportunity to explore the decorated, historic and dripstone areas. The cave complex is especially well known for its natural entrance and Gothic Avenue, a passageway filled with historic stone monuments and signatures from 19th-century visitors. Visitors can reserve tours online.

Meramec Caverns, Missouri

A magnificent seven-layer space, this limestone cave in Sullivan, Missouri, is believed to have once served as a hideout for Jesse James and his criminal gang. Today, the caverns are a popular tourist attraction, known for colorful formations and a large underground lake. Highlights of the caverns include the Wine Table, a rare cave structure formed completely underwater, and an LED light show projected across the formations.

Note: Meramec Caverns were recently reopened following a voluntary closure to investigate contamination concerns. As of publication, tours are not being offered in the back section of the cave, as they are still working to remedy the issue in this part.
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Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico

Formed from sulfuric acid erosion of underground limestone deposits, the Carlsbad Caverns are tucked into the Chihuahuan Desert and include 119 known caves. Visitors are free to take a self-guided tour of the Big Room cavern chamber, the 750-foot Natural Entrance trail, sea ledges and deep canyons. If you’d rather explore with the guidance of a park ranger and explore additional areas, including those only accessible via ladders and lit by handheld lanterns — reserve a cave tour online or over the phone. Special events and programming include Bat Flight Tours, offered May through October, when bats exit the cave at dusk daily, and special centennial celebrations held throughout 2016.

Your favorite star's new home wish list might look a little something like this.

We all have our favorite celebs — and in addition to their talents, we often appreciate their personal style as well. What fan wouldn’t love to peek inside the home of a favorite big-name star to see where they lounge, entertain, and primp?

Here are 11 features that are mega-popular in celebrity homes. Take a look — you may get a little decorating inspiration of your own.

Farmhouse sinks

Celebs like Jennifer Lopez and Matt Lauer love a farmhouse sink. Both timeless and practical, farmhouse sinks serve as a classic kitchen focal point — and are large enough to fit bulky pots and pans.

Subway tile

Renee Zellweger’s and Fred Armisen’s homes have featured subway tile, a favorite in both kitchens and bathrooms. This simple yet versatile style has a wide appeal among celebs, and you know it’s a worthy feature when noted interior designer Nate Berkusgives his approval.

Shoe closets

Ashley Tisdale and Paris Hilton are rumored to  have dedicated closets for their shoes— as do the Kardashian and Jenner ladies. And Victoria Beckham reportedly has two rooms specifically dedicated to her posh shoe collection.

The box office in 2016 has been more of a shrug than a full-on crisis.

While there have been bright spots, Hollywood has had some big bets that have not payed off at all this year, especially over the summer, when audiences got tired of all the underwhelming sequels.

And then there are the titles whose performances at the box office have been epically bad.

From "Zoolander 2" to "Ben-Hur," these are the 10 movies that did the worst this year, so far.

Note: These releases are limited to only those from the six major studios and those that have played in over 2,000 screens. Grosses below are all domestic earnings from Box Office Mojo.

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10. "The 5th Wave" - $34.9 million

Reported budget: $38 million

(Note: Production budgets are estimates and do not include expenses for marketing and release.)

9. "Hail, Caesar!" - $30 million

Reported budget: $22 million

8. "Zoolander 2" - $28.8 million

Reported budget: $50 million

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded on the launch pad during a test fire Thursday morning:

Here's everything you need to know.

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At 9:07 a.m. on Thursday, September 1, an explosion shook Space Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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Smoke billowed from the scene. Thankfully, no people were near the rocket while the propellant was being loaded, so there were no injuries from the blast.

But Florida residents reported sliding glass doors coming off their hinges, and some thought their house had been hit by lightning, according to local Orlando news outlets.

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As many of you know, I was born in Canada but moved to the great State of Texas 26 years ago when I bought a controlling stake in U.S. Global Investors. As a “Tex-Can,” I’m so proud of my adoptive state and grateful for all that it’s done to help our company flourish.

But you don’t have to be a business owner to love and appreciate Texas. As you’ll see, many people are moving to the Lone Star State to take advantage of its many employment opportunities, tax advantages and all-around greatness. Below are just 11 reasons why more and more people want to move to Texas!

1. Check out our mettle

The 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro now belongs to history, and by a very wide margin, American competitors walked away with the most medals: 121 altogether. Looking at gold medals, the U.S. still ranked first, with 46 won. But if we took away what Texas collected, the Land of the Free would have fallen to third place, behind the U.K. and China.

Houston was the winningest Texas city. Home to Olympic medalists Simone Biles, Simone Manuel, Kerron Clement and more, H-Town is now 10 gold medals richer.

2. Moneybags

Texas is competitive in more than just Olympic events, of course. The state has the second-largest gross domestic product (GDP) in the Union, following California. If it were its own country, Texas would clock in at number 12 in the world, snuggled in between Canada and Australia.

3. Tex-Can

If Texas were its own nation, in fact, its economy would be about the same size as Canada’s.

Bedtime rituals can make or break your success.

The last few things you do before bed tend to have a significant impact on your mood and energy level the next day, as they often determine how well and how much you sleep.

Business Insider talked to experts to find out what the most successful people do before bed. Some of these habits — like bedtime reading, spending time with family, and going for an evening stroll — are easy to take on. Others, however, are more difficult.

Here are seven bedtime rituals that are hard to adopt but will pay off forever:

SEE ALSO: What 12 successful people do before going to bed

Disconnect from work

Truly successful people do anything but work right before bed, says Michael Kerr, an international business speaker and author of "The Humor Advantage." They don't obsessively check their email, and they try not to dwell on work-related issues. 

Michael Woodward, Ph.D., organizational psychologist and author of "The YOU Plan," agrees. "The last thing you need is to be lying in bed thinking about an email you just read from that overzealous boss who spends all their waking hours coming up with random requests driven by little more than a momentary impulse."

Give yourself a buffer period between the time you read your last email and the time you go to bed. The idea is to get your head out of work before you lie down to go to sleep.

It can be very hard not to do, or think about, work before bed. But developing this habit can pay off big time. It will help you go to bed feeling less stressed, and allow you to sleep better, with a clearer mind.

Unplug completely

You shouldn't just disconnect from work. You should unplug completely.

Researchers agree that any kind of screen time before bed does you more harm than good.

The blue light from your phone mimics the brightness of the sun, which tells your brain to stop producing melatonin, an essential hormone that regulates your circadian rhythm and tells your body when it's time to wake and when it's time to sleep. This could lead not only to poor sleep, but also to vision problems, cancer, and depression.

So, stop checking email, scanning your social media apps, and playing games on your phone just before going to sleep.

As hard as it might be to give up your phone before bed now, it will pay off in the long run.

Reflect

If you're not one to take time at the end of the day to sit down and think about all that's happened over the past 12 hours, this ritual may be hard to adopt. But it's an important one.

Kerr says successful people take the time just before bed to reflect on or write down three things that happened that day, for which they feel grateful.

"Keeping a 'gratitude journal' also reminds people of the progress they made that day in any aspect of their life, which in turn serves as a key way to stay motivated, especially when going through a challenging period."

It's easy to fall into the trap of replaying negative situations from the day that you wish you had handled differently. Regardless of how badly the day went, successful people typically manage to avoid that pessimistic spiral of negative self-talk because they know it will only create more stress.

Benjamin Franklin famously asked himself the same self-improvement question every night: "What good have I done today?"

"Remember to take some time to reflect on the positive moments of the day and celebrate the successes, even if they were few and far between," Woodward says.

Laura Vanderkam, author of "I Know How She Does It" and "What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast,"adds: "Taking a few moments to think about what went right over the course of the day can put you in a positive, grateful mood."

SEE ALSO: Sheryl Sandberg says her 10-minute New Year's resolution has changed her life »

Buying your first home can be hard.

You have to take out a loan, find a quiet neighborhood, and get a home near good schools and shopping. The list goes on for what seems like forever.

But no matter how long your list is, living space is probably close to the top.

After all, 43% of Americans told Trulia.com they would like a larger home. So if that's true for you, where should you move to in order to get the best value for your money?

Things apparently are bigger in Texas, so start there. But if the Lone Star state isn't for you, then try one of the other 18 metro areas with the biggest starter homes in America.

Read on to find out which areas made the list.

No. 19 Riverside, CA

Median Starter Home: 1237 sq ft

Median Premium Home: 2372 sq ft

Average home: 1744 sq ft

Data provided by Trulia

No. 18 San Jose, CA

Median Starter Home: 1238 sq ft

Median Premium Home: 2088 sq ft

Average home: 1638 sq ft

Data provided by Trulia

No. 17 Oxnard, CA

Median Starter Home: 1238 sq ft

Median Premium Home: 2535 sq ft

Average home: 1827 sq ft

Data provided by Trulia

The property market in the UK has been rampant since the financial crisis, with prices skyrocketing, particularly in the capital London where the average home is worth more than £550,000.

However, Britain is not the only place where prices are soaring, and citizens across Europe

ING has put together a list of expectations for property price rises across Europe in the coming year.

The ranking was compiled by asking people if they expect property prices to increase over the next 12 months, before assembling a list based on those expectations.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the United Kingdom ranks pretty highly on the list, although in the aftermath of the EU referendum, the percentage of people expecting property prices to rise has fallen sharply.

Commenting on the results of the survey, Ian Bright, a senior economist at ING said: "Across Europe, expectations that house prices will rise has hit a plateau, but people are still finding that the house prices where they live are expensive. It’s worrying that this is increasingly leading them to delay important life decisions, such as postponing retirement, changing jobs or having more children."

Check out the ranking below.

13. Italy — The country may be facing some serious economic issues and a growing banking crisis, but more than a third of Italians (37%) surveyed by ING expect the value of property in the eurozone's third-largest​ economy to rise in the next year.

12. Poland — 43% of Poles are expecting property prices to rise over the next 12 months, unchanged from ING's survey in 2015, and down 1% from 2014's reading.

11. France — Another economy facing serious challenges related to low labour productivity is France but the French property market still remains reasonably hot, with 46% of people expecting prices to rise, up 5% from 2015. Only one country saw expectations increase more.

There are many different ways to do Burning Man.

While wealthy tech titans like Elon Musk, Sergey Brin, and Mark Zuckerberg erect fancy luxury camps in advance, many others arrive to the playa with no plan and pitch their tents where they find space.

But "fancy camps," as they're called, have become more prevalent in recent years.

One camp last year was especially buzzed about because of its celebrity clientele that included many models and actress Susan Sarandon.

But despite perks like a private chef, the glamorous campers still had to use an outhouse.

Check out one fancy camp at last year's Burning Man:

While most camps at Burning Man are a random mix of tents, yurts, and RVs ...

... with living-room-like gathering tents like this, ...

... there's also the occasional "fancy camps" that offer incredible communal areas.

A startup called Innomdle Lab is developing a watch strap named Sgnl that will let you take calls by holding your finger to your ear.

The project is currently on Kickstarter, and has already amassed $211,000, blasting through its $50,000 goal in a matter of days.

Innomdle Lab is planning on shipping early-bird units sold on Kickstarter starting February 2017. The $99 early-bird option is already sold out, but there are still some early-bird packages still left starting at $109. 

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The Sgnl is a watch strap that transmits the sound of a voice call through your finger when you press it against your ear.

It transmits the sound to your ear with vibrations from the Sgnl's "body conduction unit." It also features an audio algorithm that "selectively amplifies voice signals," and it picks up your voice with a built-in microphone.

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The "body conduction unit" is found on the underside of the Sgnl strap. Sgnl claims the unit doesn't use up much power and that it should last up to four hours of voice calling. You charge it via a microUSB cable.